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-2 News-
Offices: Salt Lake City, Utah
2 News is the Utah based station of the CBS Television Network and is owned
and operated by CBS Corporation. The "CBS is Always On" initiative extends
2News's local market reach beyond TV to broadband Web and wireless content
distribution 24/7. 2News’s goal is to be Salt Lake City’s news source and
play an important part of users’ daily lives with news, weather, traffic
and must-know community information through the integration of both local
TV and the Web.
Offices: Colorado Springs, Colorado
KOAA-TV's Colorado Springs/Pueblo Coverage is quite extensive and also different
than most the networks that are in this market. Their Full power transmitter
is located on Baculite Mesa 7 miles North East of Pueblo. This transmitter
has an output of 100,000 Watts on Channel 5. This signal can be received
with a VHF antenna. Their high power "translator" is located on Cheyenne
Mountain in Colorado Springs and has a power output of 126,000 WATTS on
Channel 30. This signal can be received with a UHF antenna. They are an
affiliate of NBC.
Offices: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6ABC was the first affiliate of ABC-TV and on April 1, 1998, the station
celebrated its 50th anniversary with the network. WPVI-TV/6abc went on the
air as WFIL-TV in 1947 producing some of the earliest ABC-TV network programs.
In 1971 Capital Cities Communications, later Capital Cities/ABC, purchased
the station and changed its call letters from WFIL-TV to WPVI-TV. Throughout
its history, 6abc has remained committed to serving the diverse needs and
interests of the Delaware Valley viewers.
Offices: Boston, Massachusetts
7 NBC the NBC affiliate of the Boston Market began broadcasting in 1948
originally as a CBS affiliate. They also picked up the ABC and DuMont affiliate
as secondary ones. After constant affiliates switches WHDH became a NBC
affiliate in 1995. After changing hands and call signs a few times WHDH
became owned by Sunbeam Broadcasting. WHDH is a strong # 2 in local news
(behind WCVB), occasionally beating WCVB for number-one.
Offices: Buffalo, New York
WKBW-TV offers more local television, news, weather, and entertainment programming.
WKBW-TV offers business more ways to reach central Illinois consumers than
any other local advertising source. WKBW has experience and aggressive reporters
with strong investigation and live reporting skills. They are the ABC affiliate
serving the Buffalo area, and are owned and operated by Granite Broadcasting.-9 News-
Offices: Denver, Colorado
Originally known by the call letters KBTV, Channel 9 first went on the air
in October 1952. In the 1980s and 90s, the station underwent several major
changes. In April 1984, KBTV changed its call letters to KUSA. Then, in
September 1995, KUSA changed its affiliation from ABC to NBC. 9NEWS
defines its role in the community through its outreach programs.
Offices: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The tradition of television in Baton Rouge began on April 19, 1953, when
WAFB signed on the air as the second television station in Louisiana. Over
the following decades, Channel 9 created the number one news organization
in south Louisiana, covering local, state, and regional news. Today, WAFB
brings its viewers 25 hours of news programming each week. While news and
programming are their broadcast trademarks, WAFB is constantly being honored
for its community service. They are currently an affiliate of CBS.
Offices: Knoxville, Tennessee
WBIR-TV, Channel 10 began its long service to East Tennessee in 1956. In
1995, Channel 10 joined the Gannett Company. Gannett Broadcasting consists
of 22 television stations reaching 17.4 percent of the US television market.
They have a long-standing reputation of community involvement and commitment
to the public. At 10 News, they strive to provide factual, balanced coverage
of newsworthy events and issues in East Tennessee. They are an affiliate
of NBC.
Offices: Atlanta, Georgia
WXIA-TV's history dates back to 1951 when the station signed on the air
as an ABC affiliate. Twenty-nine years later, in September 1980, Channel
11 joined NBC. Early in its history, the station was known as WLWA-TV and
operated under the ownership of Crosley Broadcasting. Known from the start
as a station with a strong interest in local, live programming, the station
was purchased in 1962 by Richard Fairbanks of Indianapolis and officially
became WAII-TV. WXIA-TV, 11Alive currently employs approximately 200 men
and women in the areas of news, engineering, production, promotion, accounting,
sales, programming and administrative support.
Offices: Jackson, Mississippi
WAPT began broadcasting in October 1970, becoming Jackson's first ABC affiliate.
In 1976, 16 WAPT became Jackson's first station to broadcast live news reports
from the field and the first news operation to use videotape rather than
film for daily news coverage. Today, 16 WAPT broadcasts four newscasts on
weekdays. 16 WAPT is the home of Mississippi's most powerful, most accurate,
real-time Doppler radar.
Offices: South Bend, Indiana
22 WSBT-TV went on the air in December 1952. In the fall of 1953, 22WSBT-TV
won national recognition by becoming the first station to present a closed-circuit
telecast of a college football practice. Since 1952, 22WSBT-TV has been
witness and commentator to the major events shaping this century, offering
their own view to the Michiana viewer. They will provide the best news,
entertainment and marketing opportunities, by listening and responding to
the ever-changing needs of their community
Offices: Lexington, Kentucky
WKYT-TV will be a community leader, through the operation of a commercial
television station in the public interest, by informing and entertaining
viewers with high quality local news and entertainment programming while
providing services to help advertisers achieve financial prosperity. They
are an affiliate of CBS and are owned and operated by Gray Television.
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